White Tara Winter Retreat (2010-11)
Short talks on the White Tara practice given during the 2010-11 White Tara Winter Retreat at Sravasti Abbey.
Benefits of reciting verses
The benefits of reciting mantra and prayers, and how the recitations should be done.
View PostImmeasurable compassion
We have the option of holding on to our anger. Compassion and forgiveness are about letting go of our anger and grudges.
View PostImmeasurable joy and equanimity
The importance of cultivating equal care and concern for everybody and rejoicing in the good qualities and circumstances of others.
View PostUntimely death
How practicing the White Tara sadhana can purify negativities that can cause untimely death.
View PostPurification and merit
How we use our life to create the causes for our future experience and the importance of purification and creating virtue.
View PostVisualization in deity practice
How to work with the imagination to meditate on a Buddha figure.
View PostCompassion from Tara
How to imagine White Tara's appearance and think about her qualities during the sadhana practice.
View PostInspiration and long life from Tara
An explanation of the visualization of the light rays and auspicious signs and substances in the White Tara sadhana practice.
View PostLight and nectar flowing from Tara
How to visualize and think about the light and nectar that flow from Tara into you as you do the White Tara sadhana practice.
View PostWhite Tara purifying negativities
How to imagine the light and nectar from White Tara purifying negativities and leaving the body clear and mind blissful.
View PostThe meaning of the Tara mantras
How to visualize while reciting the mantra, and an explanation of the meaning of the different Tara mantras.
View PostHow to recite mantra
How to recite the mantra when doing the practice alone, in a group, or in retreat; and how to use the mala to count mantras.
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